Oiling device



C. S. KEPLER. 0mm; DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAY I. 1919.

Patented July 22, 1919.

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C. S. KEPLER.

OILING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 1919.

Patented July 22, 19-19.

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CLELL S. KEPLER, OF KEOSAUQUA, IOWA.

OILING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1919.

Application filed May 1, 1919. Serial No. 293,940.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, CLELL S. Knrnnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Keosauqua, in the county of Van Buren and State of Iowa,have invented a new and useful Oiling Device, of which the following isi a specification.

This invention relates to devices for oiling harness and other leatherarticles and has for its object the provision of a device in which thearticles to be oiled may be assembled in a formaninous container to beimmersed in a tank of grease, a Windlass renders the operations oflowering and raising the container into and out of the oil, an easymatter. The Windlass also being arranged to swing the container to adraining pan so that the tank is unobstructed for the immersion of asecond container of articles to be oiled. I

Novel means to prevent unwinding of the Windlass are also provided.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the descriptionproceeds, it is within the province of the disclosure to improvegenerally and to enhance'the utility of devices of that type to whichthe present invention appertains.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an end elevation of the device;

Fig. 2 is a transvertical section of the device.

Fig. 3, is a front elevation.

Fig. 4: is a plan view, and

Fig. 5 is asection on line 55 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing in which like reference characters refer tolike parts throughout, there is shown a frame comprising front and rearlegs 1 and 2 respectively. A rail 3 connects the front and rear legs atthe sides of the machine and extends across the front at the top of thefront legs. The

rear legs extend above the side rails 3 and are connected at the top bya cross timber 4. A tank 5 adapted to contain a quantity of oil issupported on a platform 6 at the front of the framework and has arearwardly extending inclined chute 7 which serves for a drain pan aswill presently appear. A cage 8 made of large mesh wire cloth or otherforaminous material is provided for lower ing the material to be oiledinto the tank 5. A frame 9 comprising standards 10 and a cross bar 11 ispivoted at 12 to a bracket member 13 secured to the side rails 3, saidframe being adapted to tilt from a vertical position over the tank 5 toan inclined position over the drain pan 7 and is guided during theswinging movement and supported in either of the positions by a guidemember 1 1 secured to the side wall of the tank and drain pan. Forsecuring the frame 9 in a vertical position over the tank 5 a latch 15,

pivoted at 16 to the rail 3, is provided, and engages a pin 17 on one ofthe standards 10. The means for handling the wire basket 8 into and outof the tank of oil, consists of a drum 18 journaled for rotation at thetop of the frame 9, ropes 19 secured at one end to the drum, areprovided at their free ends with hooks 20 for engaging the framework ofthe wire basket. A crank handle 21 secured to the drum at one end,serves as a means for manipulating the Windlass and a ratchet wheel 22,also secured to the drum outside one of the standards 10, has engagingtherewith a spring pawl 23 which prevents unwinding of the rope when itis desired to swing the cage from the tank to the drain pan. Fordisengaging the pawl 23 from the ratchet wheel 22, a lever 24: isprovided, said lever being connected at one end to the free end of thepawl 23, as shown at 25 and is fulcrumed at 26 on a bracket 27 extendingfrom the standard 10. The free end of the lever 2 1 rides in a slot 28formed in a bracket 29 secured to the standard 10 and a notch 30 isprovided at one end of the slot 28 for retaining the lever in positionto hold the pawl out of engagement with the ratchet wheel.

A cross piece 31 connects the opposite side walls of the tank at theforward edge of the drain pan and rails 32 extend from the cross piece31 to the rear of the drain pan,'to form a support for the basket 8while the excess oil is draining from the harness.

A valve 33 located at the bottom of the tank 5 may be used to drain theoil from the tank when desired. In using the device a quantity of oilsufficient to cover the articles to be oiled, is placed in the tank 5and by manipulating the windlass 18 the basket of harness or otherleather goods is lowered into the tank and allowed to remain thereinuntil sufficiently impregnated with the oil, then lifted from the tank 5.by means of the Windlass and swung to the support 32 over the drain pan7 to drain, the excess oil flowing back to the tank 5. To facilitate theoperation of oiling large quantities of material two of the baskets 8may be used so that while one lot is being saturated the other may bedraining.

Although the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed it is to be understood that minor changes may be made thereinwithin the scope of the appended claims, without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. I11 a deviceof the class described, a frame, a tank supported by the frame, a drainboard adjacent the tank and adapted to discharge into the tank, aforaminous container adapted to be lowered into the tank, means forlowering the container into the tank and withdrawing the same therefrom,and means for swinging the container from the tank to the drain board.

2. In a device of the class described, a frame, a tank provided with adrain board and supported by the frame, an open work cage adapted to belowered into the tank, a swinging frame pivoted to the supporting frameand adapted to move the cage from the tank to the drain board and meanscar ried by the swinging frame for lowering the cage into the tank.

3. In a device of the class described, a frame, a tank mounted on theframe, a drain board located adjacent the tank and adapted to dischargeinto the tank, a foraminous cage adapted to be lowered into the tank, aswinging frame pivotally mounted on the supporting frame and adapted tomove the cage from the tank to the dram pan, a windlass carried by theswinging frame for lowering and raising the cage into and out of thetank, means for rotating the Windlass and means under the control of anoperator, to prevent rotation of the Windlass in a direction to lowerthe cage.

4. In a device of the class described a tank, a drain pan formedintegral therewith and having an inclined bottom adapted to dischargeinto the tank, a frame adapted to support the tank and drain pan, aswinging frame pivotally mounted 011 the supporting frameand adapted toswing from a vertical position over the tank to an inclined positionover the drain pan, means for securing the frame in the verticalposition, a foraminous cage adapted to be lowered into the tank andmeans carried by the swinging frame for handling the cage into and outof the tank.

5. In a device of the class described, a fluid container, a foraminousreceptacle adapted to seat within the fluid container, a drain panhaving an inclined bottom adapted to discharge into the liquidcontainer, a frame adapted to support the container and drain pan, meansfor handling the foraminous receptacle from the liquid container to thedrain pan and means for supporting the foraminous receptacle over thedrain pan.

6. In a device of the class described, a tank, a drain pan locatedadjacent the tank and having a bottom inclined toward the tank todischarge thereinto, a frame supporting the tank and drain pan, aforaminous receptacle adapted to be seated in the tank, a movable framepivotally mounted on the supporting frame and adapted to transfer thereceptacle from the tank to the drain pan, a guide member secured to thetank and adapted to limit the movement of the movable frame, a drummounted for rotation on the movable frame, flexible elements secured tothe drum and adapted to engage the foraminous receptacle in elevatedposition, a lever pivoted on the movable frame and adapted to retractthe pawl from the ratchet, and a bracket carried by the movable frameand provided with a notch for holding the lever to retain the pawl inretracted position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto ailixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CLELL S. KEPLER.

Witnesses:

FORESTE O. McVVHoR'ron, LESTER E. SMITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. G.

